TwitchCon 2016 moves to Comic-Con’s home: San Diego
One of gaming’s biggest companies is bringing its biggest fan event to a new city. Twitch, which is behind the the popular livestreaming site,...
Kendall and Kylie Jenner join Kim Kardashian in Glu’s mobile game celeb stable
Glu needs more celebrities. Or at least their relatives. The mobile developer announced that it has launched a new game, Kendall & Kylie, for...
Sign up now for Nintendo’s first mobile game, Miitomo
You can register here by signing up for a Nintendo Account, a new service from the company that will link its multiple platforms. Doing so will alert you when the game becomes available. Miitomo is a big deal for Nintendo.
Fire Emblem: Fates’ branching paths help it escape Awakening’s shadow
Fire Emblem was always a series I liked but didn’t love until Fire Emblem: Awakening came out in 2013. It quickly became my favorite...
Industrial Light and Magic is talking VR — and likely Star Wars — at Game Developers Conference
Lucasfilm is bringing some (industrial) magic to virtual reality. Industrial Light and Magic, the special effects arm of Star Wars studio Lucasfilm, announced today...
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson’s Game Developers Conference honor cements his legacy
The man behind Minecraft can add another “notch” to his list of accolades. The Game Developers Choice Awards, which give out peer-voted honors during...
Fallout 4’s DLC has you building robots, capturing creatures for Pokémon-style pit fights
The PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC open-world game was the third best-selling release of 2015, according to market research firm The NPD Group, and additional content like this can encourage everyone who owns it to spend more money and prevent them from trading Fallout 4 for in-store credit at places like GameStop.
U.S. game industry hits $23.5B in 2015 — with software revenue up 7% to $16.5B
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced today that the U.S. gaming industry — including sales of home consoles, software, mobile games, and other digital products — generated $23.5 billion in revenue in 2015. This is an increase from 2014, which earned $22.4 billion.
The International Mobile Game Awards announces its nominees for 2016
Disclaimer: IMGA paid for my travel to France so I could serve as a judge. My coverage remains objective. 2015 was a good year...
Here’s a Street Fighter V PC vs. PlayStation 4 graphics comparison
Graphics aren’t everything, but if you have a choice, many would rather have the prettier experience. YouTube channel DigitalFoundry did a graphics comparison for...